Hi everyone and T. who wrote: > including Jacquard's loom which, so far as I know, was the very first > precursor of the older versions of the 'puter, with its punch cards...
I hadn't thought of this in years - when I used to do key-punch (there's a word that appeared and disappeared!) I remember learning about Jacquard - on/off, slot/not slot, one/zero - all 'binary' just as computers are *even now* until somebody comes up with a better way. Just like the transistor, sister :^) -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
